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An element's atomic number is 16. How many electrons would an atom of this element have?
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An element's atomic number is 16. How many electrons would an atom of this element have?

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If the atom is neutral, then the number of electrons will ALWAYS be the same as the number of protons (which is the atomic number), so in this case the number of protons is 16, and that make the number of electrons 16
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